Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-11-11

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The pie charts below show responses by teachers of foreign languages in Britain to a survey concerning why their students are learning a foreign language. The first chart shows the main reason for learning a foreign language. The second chart shows how many teachers felt that there has been a recent change in the reason.

Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information below.

% of teachers reporting the following as most common reason for learning:

Student answer (Band 5.5)

The first pie charts illustrates, responses of teachers regarding the students learning foreign languages while, the second chart explains numbers of teachers felt any recent change in the reason.

Overall, the higher and most common reason for learning foreign language is travel which is higher in all groups given in the table. While minor population is learning because of having foreign partner. Whereas, there is similarity between two groups having exactly same numbers which is personal devolopment and social contacts.

Begening with, the higher group which is travel is almost 33% similarly, the lower group having partner from foreign country is 3% lowest among all. However, Social contacts and personal devolopments is same in percentage which is 7% for both. Mentioning second higher which is 26% is those people who owns some kind of business or employement. At last two more categories one is real estate overseas which is 19% and general intrest 5% respectively.

Continuing with, from the prospective of teachers increase in peoples learning are drammaticaly increased in buying property overseas which is upto 34%. Meanwhile, only 3% rise is seen in travel. Whereas 15% shows no change. In contrast, personal devolopment is decreases to 4% while little increased is seen in foreign partner category. Lastly, social interest and busniness work shows increase upto 15% and 19% whereas general interest is increase in little number in one percent as seen in the table.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify several important figures accurately, including travel at 33%, business/work at 26%, and buying property overseas at 19% in the first chart. You also report the 34% figure for increased learning linked to overseas property. However, the overview is not fully accurate: travel is the leading reason in the first chart, but it is not the highest category in the second, where overseas property leads. The statement that travel is “higher in all groups” therefore misrepresents the comparison. The second chart is also described as increases throughout, although it includes “no change” and reports teachers’ views of recent changes, not simply a rise in each category. A clearer overview and more precise explanation of what each chart measures would make the report more complete and reliable.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for the two charts. This helps the reader distinguish the main reason figures from the reported changes. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes difficult to follow: the first overview combines a ranking, a claim about “all groups,” and a similarity between categories without clearly organising these points. Linking words such as “Whereas,” “However,” and “In contrast” are often used mechanically or do not express the relationship accurately. The final paragraph also moves between categories without a clear comparison pattern. Grouping the largest figures together, then the smaller ones, and using transitions only where the relationship is clear would improve cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant chart vocabulary, including “most common reason,” “percentage,” “increase,” and “no change,” so the topic is generally understandable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, such as “higher group,” “minor population,” and “from the prospective of teachers.” There are also spelling errors, including “devolopment,” “Begening,” “drammaticaly,” and “intrest,” which reduce the precision and polish of the report. Some phrases, such as “social interest,” also change the chart’s category label, “social contacts.” Aim for standard data-reporting language and reproduce category names accurately; this will make comparisons clearer and more natural.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts some complex sentence forms, including clauses beginning with “While” and “Whereas,” but these are often incomplete or joined awkwardly. For example, “While minor population is learning because of having foreign partner” is not a complete independent sentence, and “Whereas, there is similarity…” is also a fragment. Errors in agreement and verb forms appear in phrases such as “The first pie charts illustrates” and “personal development is decreases.” Articles and sentence punctuation are also inconsistent, as in “having partner from foreign country.” These errors sometimes make relationships between ideas harder to understand. Practise writing complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, then check agreement, articles, and punctuation.

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